Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Aparna Singh
If you have added too many chillies or peppers to your dish and made it more spicy than you intended to, you do not need to worry.
There are ways you can make the dish less spicy using other kitchen ingredients. Read on.
If you accidentally add too much chilli to your food, you can use ghee/butter to negate the effect of it. Not only will it reduce the effect of chilli, it will also increase the taste of the dish.
Using sweeteners to make a dish less spicy is an age-old kitchen technique. You can use sugar or a dab of honey. To enrich the taste of the dish, you can also add sweet ketchup.
If there is too much chilli in the vegetable then use fenugreek seeds to reduce the spiciness. For this, fry the seeds slightly and then add it to the vegetable.
Squeezing lime or lemon juice, or adding a tiny bit of vinegar, can help balance out the spiciness and make the dish go easy on your tongue. This works well for seafood meals or creamy soups and chowders.